What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 21, 1940?

In the Chinese zodiac, May 21, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.

What is the birthstone for May?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

What was the moon phase on May 21, 1940?

On May 21, 1940 the moon was a Full Moon.

A Tuesday

Born on May 21, 1940?

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📅 Weekday
Tuesday
♊ Star sign
Gemini
🐉 Chinese zodiac
Metal Dragon
🌕 Moon
Full Moon
🎂 Age today
86 years

Famous people born on May 21, 1940

António Victorino de Almeida

Portuguese composer

Denis Wiehe

Seychellois bishop

John Amaratunga

Sri Lankan politician and lawyer

Born the same week

Jan Janssen

May 19 · Dutch cyclist

Sadaharu Oh

May 20 · Taiwanese professional baseball player, coach (1940-)

Joseph Brodsky

May 24 · Russian-American poet, essayist, and Nobel laureate (1940–1996)

What happened that week

WWII: German forces (2nd Panzer Division), under General Rudolf Veiel, reach Noyelles on the English Channel.
The Holocaust: The Nazi concentration camp and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest of the German concentration camps, opens in occupied Poland, near the town of Oświęcim. From now on until January 1945, around 1.1 million people will be killed here.
WWII: The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1940, giving the government full control over all persons and property.
General Maxime Weygand replaces Maurice Gamelin as commander-in-chief of all French forces.
Marshal Philippe Pétain is named vice-premier of France.
WWII:

What happened that day

🎵 No. 1 song

May 21, 1940 was a Tuesday. Someone born on May 21, 1940 is a Gemini. Someone born on May 21, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,579 days. People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.

Also born on May 21

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Philip II of Spain
1527 · King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived -
Alexander Pope
1688 · English poet
Henri Rousseau
1844 · French painter
Andrei Sakharov
1921 · Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist

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Questions about May 21, 1940

What day of the week was May 21, 1940?: May 21, 1940 was a Tuesday.
What star sign is someone born on May 21, 1940?: Someone born on May 21, 1940 is a Gemini.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for May 21, 1940?: In the Chinese zodiac, May 21, 1940 falls in the year of the Metal Dragon.
How old is someone born on May 21, 1940?: Someone born on May 21, 1940 is 86 years old today and has lived about 31,579 days.
Which generation is someone born in 1940?: People born in 1940 belong to the Silent Generation.
What is the birthstone for May?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
What was the moon phase on May 21, 1940?: On May 21, 1940 the moon was a Full Moon.

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